Maidstone council has approved plans to redevelop an ex-Royal Mail Sorting Office site at Maidstone East for mixed-use but predominantly residential development. The development will include 180 flats, 1,863 square metres of commercial and/or community space and an acre of park owned and managed by the council. Stuart Jeffery, Leader …
Read More »All the winners from Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards 2024
Yesterday, Gimlet at Cavendish House swept up at Australia’s Wine List of the Year Awards 2024, taking out Best Wine List VIC, Australia’s Best Restaurant Wine List – City, and Sommeliers’ Choice Award alongside winning the top national prize. According to judge Andrew Graham, the Melbourne restaurant and bar was …
Read More »Royal Mail confirms delivery issues in Banstead
Royal Mail is a business that provides postal and delivery services six days a week to homes across the United Kingdom. In a small number of local offices, this may temporarily not be possible due to local issues such as high levels of sick absence, resourcing, or other local factors. …
Read More »Boris Johnson claims Queen Elizabeth II had bone cancer before her death
Former United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson claims Queen Elizabeth II was diagnosed with bone cancer in her final years. Johnson, 60, reflected on his relationship with the late royal in his upcoming memoir, “Unleashed,” detailing his final meeting with the Queen at Balmoral Castle in September 2022 — just days before …
Read More »Queen Letizia looks lovely in lilac as she attends presentation on audio accessibility in Madrid
Queen Letizia of Spain stepped out in a stylish lilac ensemble as she attended a presentation on radio and audio accessibility for deaf people today. The royal, 52, exuded style as she arrived for the presentation on National Radio for All; an initiative of RTVE and the Royal Board on Disability to …
Read More »Electric vans feature for first time on Aston Barclay’s light commercial vehicle desirability index
The Ford e-Transit topped the September list while the Maxus eDeliver 5 appeared in eighth place. Vehicle auction and remarketing specialist Aston Barclay puts the vans’ arrival on the index down to their value for money. The monthly desirability index takes into consideration three key metrics: web views prior to …
Read More »Tesco delivery van smashed by waves in South West storm as it attempts delivery
This is the moment in the South West where a Tesco driver was caught battling massive waves and they were determined to make their food delivery despite the heavy wind and rain. The food delivery driver was seen in Port Mellon in Cornwall at around 4pm on Sunday as waves …
Read More »Second IT system Capture ‘likely’ to have caused shortfalls
Getty Images An accounting system used by Post Office sub-postmasters before the controversial Horizon software was introduced is likely to have also been faulty, an investigation has found. A report said “there was a reasonable likelihood” that the IT system, called Capture, could have created cash shortfalls in accounts. Capture …
Read More »CX Services champions neurodiversity after hiring “outstanding” apprentice
Argyll mailing house CX Services has urged printers to consider how they could do more to hire neurodivergent workers after offering a full-time job to an apprentice with Asperger’s Syndrome. The apprentice, 20-year-old Riley Macrae-Duffy, has been an “outstanding” asset to the firm since joining, and an example of just …
Read More »Firefighters tackle fire at house
Firefighters have tackled a blaze at a house in East Sussex. Emergency services were called to Market Place in Hailsham at about 22:10 BST on Saturday. Three fire engines were at the scene after a blaze spread from the garage at the property, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service said. …
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